On Saturday nights, we enjoy a Melave Malka meal as we escort the regal Shabbos out of our homes. Motzei Shabbas is a time when we transition from the holiness of Shabbos into the more mundane everyday spirit of the week. The Melave Malka (lit: escorting the queen) meal helps us bid farewell to the Shabbos queen and lets us hold on to the last bit of Shabbos as we welcome the new week.

Recently, Don has been suffering from heartburn after eating tomato-based pasta sauces. Therefore, I have been on the lookout for new delicious pasta dishes that are hearty but without tomato sauce. This is one of those wonderfully creamy mac and cheese dishes that has no heartburn after-effect. It can be baked in a large baking dish or in individual ramekins.

It has that oh, so creamy texture on the inside with the crunchiness of the breadcrumbs on the outside.